The Drowned Cities is a 2012 young adult novel by Paolo Bacigalupi set in a post-apocalyptic future. The book is a sequel to Ship Breaker.[2][3]
Author | Paolo Bacigalupi |
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Cover artist | Neil Swaab[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult, survival, Dystopian |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | May 1, 2012 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 448 pp. |
ISBN | 978-0-316-05624-3 |
OCLC | 1028980682 |
Preceded by | Ship Breaker |
Followed by | Tool of War |
The Drowned Cities was reviewed by Adi Robertson of The Verge, who wrote that the book "stands out as one of the most brutal pieces of YA fiction in recent years". According to Robertson, the book takes place in a realistic post-apocalyptic universe, and while the book takes on the theme of corrupting power, it is "almost uplifting".[2]
This was a cover I illustrated and designed a while back for Little, Brown that I'm finally able to post. Great book! If you like dystopian futures and armies made of children, I highly recommend it! This is a companion book to Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker, which I also worked on.